Astronauts from Canada will not be allowed to commit crimes in space thanks to the country introducing a new amendment. While its hard to imagine that theres a lot of crime and lawlessness taking pl… [+2190 chars]
Spatiotemporal regulation of multistep enzyme reactions through compartmentalization is essential in studies that mimic natural systems such as cells and organelles. Until now, scientists have used l… [+4222 chars]
A group of rare diseases called ciliopathies -- polycystic kidney disease notable among them -- emerge from defects in cilia. These are the tiny hairlike structures on the surface of almost every cel… [+3331 chars]
Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a t… [+3117 chars]
May offers an unusual skywatching bounty: the possibility of two major celestial highlights occurring within the span of a single month. The first, a total lunar eclipse , is a certainty, but the s… [+6689 chars]
The NASA Perseverance Mars Rover captured absolutely magnificent HD footage of a rarely seen solar eclipse featuring Phobos, one of two moons orbiting the Red Planet using its onboard Mastcam-Z camer… [+516 chars]
A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) collecting pollen from plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Medicinal compounds in the nectar of strawberry trees have antiparasitic propert… [+7455 chars]
A cross-disciplinary University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) team has demonstrated a major breakthrough in using automated synthesis to discover new molecules for organic electronics applic… [+8156 chars]
Saturn's moon Titan has some surprising similarities to Earth. It has rivers, lakes, seas, and rainstorms, though these are composed of liquid methane rather than water. Now, a new study from resea… [+2387 chars]
With the extinction of large, non-flying dinosaurs 66 million years ago, large herbivores were missing on Earth for the subsequent 25 million years. Since plants and herbivorous animals influence eac… [+2727 chars]
Research has long suggested that stars like our Sun rarely occur individually. Usually, there are one or more sibling stars scattered nearby. The fact that the Sun doesn't have an established twin is… [+10174 chars]
European Space Agency Matthias Maurer shows how to get ready for bed. His sleeping quarters are just ... [+] over his head. Matthias Maurer/ESA As any homeowner would tell you, water is not your fr… [+1680 chars]
